Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-12
Fighting q Bank.


Aro Bates Boston Letter to the Providence Journal
An amusing encounter between one OF the banks
and prominent business man is being told at the
clubs with some JUNCTION. Mr.. x the gentleman
In question, was called from home on business
and left with hts clerk blank check Tor any con.
tfngencies which had not been provided for Dur
Ing his absence q messenger from the bank an
check declined to receive anything but the money
The matter caused the clerk some Inconvenience
ana aat MS s employer on bis return was deeply indi
another draft came through the same bank, when
he went to the sub-treasury, procured the amount
the bank. Soon another draft came along. this
time for 81, 900. This also was paid in Silver
dollars the bank being pretty well filled up
draft was due Mr.. X applied to the sub.
treasury for the amount In silver, and was re-
FUSED; ne was naturally indignant, percelving
the president OF the bank, and he protested that.
as an officer OF the government the sub-treasurer
had no right to refuse to sell him as many silver
dollars as he wished to buy at auy time The re-
fusal was persisted in, however and Mr. Y. tmme-
diately sent a complaint to Secretary Manning at
washington, the answer to which arrived in due
course OF Time stating that the action Of the sub
treasurer was illegal and Unauthorized. In the
I'm az the dTat Of course had to be paid at
lected the amount OF silver that he wanted. bling
It up loose In cotton baskets. He ascertained that
he was not obliged 10 take the money himseif to
the bank, and when the messenger appeared with
the draft he presented him with the Immense nile
OF silver, remark1ng that as he had not been able
To procure the money from the sub-treaSury in
sealed and stamped Sacks he supposed 1t would
have to be counted.
"But how am to carry all that I" the messenger
cried in dismay.
Mr.. X. replied that he really could not say. and
that while Q hack might serve his visitors turn
he really did not regard the matter as any afair OF
his The messenger had q hack called and with
astsencc got his precious baskets to the sidewalI
"What is all that?" demanded the hackman. eve.
ing the heavy baskets.
"Why, that's silver"
.'Do you take me for an expressman?" asked the
driver. Hi, there get up!" and away he drove
leaving the unfortunate young man In a worse
dilemma than ever.
The messenger managed, however to get the
specie 10 the bank, where it was presumably
counted; and In due time still another draft upon
Mr.. Y. came to delight the officers Of the bank
Once more Mr.. X. presented himself at the sub
treasury, and once more, despite Secretary Man
ning's letter, his demand for silver was refused
TINS time he sent telegram to Washington and
with great promptneSS there came back dispatch
peremptor1ly ordering the delivery OF the dollars
The money was paid to the bank, and feeling by
this time little weary OF the affair and probably
satisfied that he had amply revenged the discOur.
tesy shown TO him In the original Transaction. Nr
K let the matter drop here, after notifying ali his
correspondents that he did not In future wish to
receive any paper through the offending bank.